1915 Taumarunui by-election

New Zealand by-election April 2024 July 2019 1915 Taumarunui by-election New Zealand 1915 presidential no 1914 New Zealand general election 1914 general 1919 New Zealand general election 1919 general 1915 06 15 y 7,655 (83.41%) 150x150px Bill Jennings New Zealand Liberal Party 3,899 50.93% 150x150px Charles Wilson Reform Party (New Zealand) 3,741 48.87% Member Bill Jennings New Zealand Liberal Party Bill Jennings New Zealand Liberal Party The Taumarunui by-election of 1915 was a by-election during the 18th New Zealand Parliament in the Taumarunui electorate. It was held on the 15 June 1915. The seat had become vacant in May 1915 when incumbent Taumarunui MP's Bill Jennings' election the previous year was declared void. Jennings stood again and successfully retained his seat. Background Following many close results at the 1914 general election, combined with the fact that the security of the Government hung on them, the Reform Party filed for a record number of electoral petitions. Reform was particularly disappointed by their losses in Taumarunui and Hawkes Bay to the Liberal Party, the petitions launched in those seats alleged irregularities. It was discovered that William Jennings had been wrongly enrolled on the Taumarunui electoral roll rather than Taranaki.Bassett 1982 19 Liberal leader Sir Joseph Ward campaigned energetically in the seat in support of Jennings.Bassett 1982 20 Results The following table gives the election results: Notes References Bassett Michael Three Party Politics in New Zealand 1911–1931 Michael Bassett 1982 Historical Publications Auckland 0-86870-006-1 Taumarunui 1915 Category:1915 elections in New Zealand Category:June 1915 in Oceania Category:Politics of Manawatū-Whanganui